Global Smile© Terms of Use Agreement
Please read and review the following Terms of Use Agreement carefully before accessing, using or subscribing this web site. By accessing, using or subscribing the site, you agree to be bound to this agreement.
Welcome to Global Smile©!
About this Terms of Use Agreement
Global Smile, Ltd. is a Portuguese Private Limited Company which owns and operates the www.Global-Smile.com web site, Global Smile© is the name we use to refer to our entire company, even though our formal corporate name is Global Smile, Ltd. When we refer to ourselves as "we" or "Global Smile©", we mean our company, Global Smile, Ltd., including any subsidiary that we control.
Please read this agreement carefully before accessing, using or subscribing this site. By accessing, using or subscribing the site, you agree to be bound by this agreement. The information and services on this site are provided by Global Smile© and its suppliers, subject to your agreement to the terms and conditions below. If you do not agree, please exit and disregard the information contained herein.
Laws that Govern this Agreement
This Web site and its contents are designed to comply with the Portuguese and European Union (EU) laws and regulations but some of the therapy methods, procedures, apparatus, products or processes listed, though reported successful in China, may have not been currently recognized or approved by the Portuguese Health Ministry, by the Portuguese National Institute of Pharmacy and Medicines (INFARMED), by the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (DGS), by the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS), by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs (DG SANCO) or by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) or by the responsible governing agencies of your country.
The Web sites can be accessed from any country worldwide. Since the laws of each country may differ, by accessing the Web site both you and Global Smile© agree that the statutes and laws both of Portugal and of the European Union (EU), without regard to choice of laws principles, will be applied to all matters relating to use of our Website. Global Smile© makes no representation that materials on these Web sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access these sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Acceptance
By accessing, using or subscribing Global-Smile.com, you agree to be bound by and to comply with this Terms of Use Agreement. Global Smile© reserves the right to change these terms from time to time, as it deems to be necessary. We will always post notice of those changes, and the date that they become effective, within the current Terms of Use Agreement on the Web site. You may view the current applicable version of this Terms of Use Agreement at any time through the link within this Web site.
Scope
Global-Smile.com provides practical and useful materials strictly for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) students, qualified health care professionals, teachers and researchers. While health and wellness topics related to children are covered under the Global Smile© site, this Web site is designed and intended for use by adults only, and is not intended for, nor is designed to be used by citizens under the age of 18. Persons under the age of 18 are not allowed to access, use or subscribe the site without the written permission of their legal guardian.
Health Information Conditions
The information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of Global Smile©, its employees, partners, contractors and contributors, and should not be interpreted, acted on or represented as such. Health-related information changes frequently and therefore information contained on this Web site may be outdated, incomplete or incorrect.
Use of this Web site does not create an expressed or implied physician-patient relationship. The content of this website is not in any way meant to substitute, contradict or replace the final decision neither of the health care professional responsible for a clinical case, nor of the researcher responsible for an investigation, consequently Global Smile© disclaim any legal liability or responsibility concerning the health consultation, diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of any disease.
We undertake the responsibility to honor or even exceed the Portuguese and the European Union (EU) legal requirements for medical/ health information privacy. Global Smile© uses Secure Sockets Layer technology that sends your confidential data to our computers in encrypted code.
Although Global Smile© considers to be very important being able to participate in the follow-up procedure, when a case is submitted to Global Smile©, the submitting Colleague will always remain fully responsible for the mentioned clinical case, including, but not limited, for the health consultation, diagnosis, treatment, complementary decisions or recommendations, cure or prevention of any disease, as well for obtaining the written Informed Consent from the individual patient whose clinical data and images are presented to Global Smile©. Furthermore, Global Smile© reserves the right to use the clinical data and images presented to Global Smile© for didactic and scientific purposes.
Global Smile©, and their employees, contributors, partners and contractors do not make any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the materials available in this website. In addition, Global Smile©, and their employees, contributors, partners and contractors assume no legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed herein and do not represent that use of such information, apparatus, product, or process would not infringe on privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Global Smile©, or any of their employees, contributors, partners and contractors.
Sponsors do not influence the content of this Web site. Global Smile© may include Documents on this site that are sponsored by government agencies, private companies and other organizations. Accordingly, other parties may retain all rights to publish or reproduce these documents or to allow others to do so. Documents available from this server may be protected under the Portuguese, European Union (EU) and foreign copyright laws. Written permission to reproduce them may be required.
Global Smile©, their employees, the authors, editors, producers, partners, contractors, sponsors, and contributors shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility to any person or entity neither for any loss, damage, or adverse consequence alleged to have happened directly or indirectly neither as a consequence of this material, nor for any actions taken on the basis of information provided by us.
Description of Services
Global-Smile.com and all the information and materials contained are presented for educational and informative purposes only. Please feel free to browse this Web site, as appropriate. Your access to and use of the information contained herein is subject to this Terms of Use Agreement and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing this Web site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, this Terms of Use Agreement and acknowledge that it supersedes any other agreement between you and Global Smile©.
Representation
As a user of this Web site, you are liable for the accuracy of the information that you provide to us. Should you respond with information including feedback or data such as participation in questions, comments, suggestions, or the like regarding the content of this Web site, and if you haven’t denied us by written the permission to quote you, such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and Global Smile©, shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute the information to others without limitation. Global Smile© shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products incorporating such information.
Your Privacy
Because we deal with matters of health and wellness, we pay special attention to privacy issues. The purpose of our privacy policy is to identify the information we may collect about you, describe the uses we may make of your information and the security measures we take to protect it, and discuss your options for controlling your information. Click here to review our privacy policy.
Links to Other Web sites
This site may include links to other Internet sites solely as a convenience to users. Global Smile© does not endorse any such sites or the privacy practices, information, material, products or services contained on or accessible through the sites, nor for their availability and you access and use such sites, including information, material, products and services therein, solely at your own risk.
Disclaimer of Warranty
Global Smile© and its suppliers disclaim all express and implied warranties with regard to the information, services, and materials contained on this site, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose aviating course of dealing and/or performance, and non-infringement. Global Smile© does not warrant that the services provided by Global Smile© or the site of the verification services will be free from bias, detests, errors, eavesdropping or listening. Global Smile© shall not be responsible for the quality of information or the authentication of the services or details given by experts on the site. All such information, services, and materials are provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranty of any kind.
Limitation of Liability
Global Smile© has taken reasonable measures to ensure that the information contained within this Web site is reliable, however, by using this Web site, you accept the information, products and services provided herein "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE". We assume no liability or responsibility for any damages arising from a visitor's use of, or inability to use, the site. Global Smile© makes no express or implied warranty or representations whatsoever regarding the accuracy, content, completeness, reliability, operability, timeliness, comparative or controversial nature, legality or currency of the information and materials contained or referenced in this Web site or its suitability for any particular purpose, including, without limitation, in no event shall Global Smile©, and their employees, partners, contractors and its suppliers be liable for any special, indirect, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, business, data or profits, litigation and the like, whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Some of the information or material on this site may be affected by current legislative, regulatory, judicial, or other developments which are not reflected here; you should not rely solely on the information on this site, but should confirm that it remains complete and correct before relying upon it. You acknowledge and agree that the limitations set forth above are fundamental elements of this agreement and the site would not be provided to you absent such limitations.
Changes to Site
Medicine is a rapidly changing field. Changes in the methods of diagnosis and therapy are on going as new applications of Herbs, Acupuncture, etc... are discovered and experiences are accumulated. Global Smile© and its suppliers may make improvements or changes in the information, services, products, and other materials on this site, or terminate this site, at any time without notice. Global Smile© may modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement. Accordingly, you agree to review the agreement periodically, and your continued access or use of this site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified agreement. If you think there is any inaccuracy on this website, please let us know about it so that it may be corrected.
User Contributions
Currently Global Smile© provides community functionality in the form of comments and feedback specific to topic pages. Users who post materials to this site (e.g., Articles, Forums, message boards, chat rooms, etc…) agree to abide by the following rules: (1) users may not post or transmit material that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, misleading, false, harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful, that violates the property rights of others (including without limitation infringing use of a copyright or trademark), that violates the privacy or publicity right of others, or that is in violation of applicable laws; (2) users may not interfere with other user's use and enjoyment of this site; (3) users may not use this site to conduct any activity that is illegal or that violates the rights of others; (4) users may not use this communication tools to advertise or sell products or services to others; and (5) users must immediately inform Global Smile© if they have reason to believe that a user is infringing any copyrighted materials. A user posting material represents that such material is unique to the user or used with permission of the copyright holder, and assigns to Global Smile© ownership of such material. Global Smile© has no responsibility for the content of any material posted by users, but Global Smile© reserves the right in its sole discretion to (i) edit or delete any documents, information or other material submitted to or appearing on this site without your consent, and (ii) refuse access to the site to any user that violates this agreement. Global Smile© is not responsible for the accuracy of any messages on this site. When you place materials or information on our web site that are available publicly, or if you haven’t denied us the permission by written to quote you when writing directly to us, you give us an irrevocable, perpetual license to use that information. For example, we have the right to display a comment that you post on one of our discussion boards for as long as we want. We will consider requests to remove information that you make publicly available on our Web sites on an individual basis.
Consequences
If you don't comply with these terms, Global Smile© reserves the right to suspend or eliminate your account, and remove any information you have placed on our site. We also reserve the right to terminate an external link for violation of our Terms of Use Agreement. If your violation causes harm to others, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Global Smile©, its affiliates and suppliers from any liability, damage, loss, claim and expense (including attorneys' reasonable fees) related to (i) your violation of this agreement, and (ii) your posting of material to this site. If any dispute arises between us regarding this Agreement or your use of Global-Smile.com, it shall be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties. If such efforts prove unsuccessful, all such controversies, claims, or disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration of the Portuguese legal competent institutions, and the venue for the arbitration will be Aveiro.
Proprietary Rights
All materials on this site (as well as the organization and layout of the site) are owned and copyrighted by Global Smile© or its suppliers. Without the prior written permission of Global Smile©, you may not copy, duplicate, distribute, modified or transfer any material on this site, in whole or in part.